Colton Underwood Launches Production Company, With College Athlete Mental Health Doc and Reality Dating TV Show (EXCLUSIVE)
03.10.2023 - 19:17
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Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent “Did you see Gabby?” asks Colton Underwood. “I knew I wasn’t the only one!” Sitting on a deep couch sipping coffee and kombucha in the Los Angeles home he shares with his husband of four months and their dogs, Underwood is talking about Gabby Windey, a former star of “The Bachelorette.” On the day of this conversation in August, Windey had just come out on social media, revealing that she is dating a woman.
It was two years ago that Underwood, a former pro football player, made history as the first star of “The Bachelor” to come out as gay. His secret was first met with praise, sparking conversations about the need to modernize heteronormative standards in reality TV and in sports.
But then, Underwood’s coming-out was scrutinized and met with intense controversy, as the media and fans picked apart his past. Why would he like and date 30 women on a national TV show, if he was attracted to men? Was he using his coming-out to excuse his behavior towards his ex-girlfriend from the show, who filed a restraining order against him? And was he exploiting his own sexuality – and the larger LGBTQ+ community – to cash in with his own Netflix show that chronicled his coming-out journey? Since Underwood’s Netflix show, “Coming Out Colton,” debuted to polarizing reception, the reality star and athlete has been laying low – well, relatively low for someone with two million Instagram followers.
But the past handful of years have been a wild ride: From starring on “The Bachelor” in 2019 to marrying his first public boyfriend, Jordan C. Brown, earlier this year in Napa, Underwood has been on a rollercoaster journey, all playing out for the world to see.
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